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Archive - June / July 2009 |
Cowling Gala Fell Race - Results 2009
Supplied By:
Graham Wadsworth - Wharfedale Harriers.
Received Via Email |
Cowling Cricket Club tribute to the late
Alec Starkey
Supplied By: Bob
Richardson (Secretary). Received
Via Email |
Alec Starkey died
today (23rd July 2009). He was a great
supporter of the cricket club. Born and
bred in Cowling, he played for the
cricket club for many years after the
Second World War. He captained the side
and was club secretary for a lengthy
period. He was a tireless worker, fund
raising, sitting on the committee, grass
cutting, painting and generally keeping
the club facilities in good repair.
After his retirement, even though he had
moved from Cowling to Colne, he spent a
great deal of his time at the Cricket
ground, ensuring that it was always
spick and span! Until his recent illness
he rarely missed a game at the club.
He had a great knowledge about the
history of Cowling Cricket Club, and he
had penned a history of the club.
He was a great friend of David Hoyle,
and they were always to be seen together
at the home games.
Alec will be sadly missed by all at the
club, and we send our sincere
condolences to his wife Jean.
Bob Richardson (Secretary Cowling CC)
Photo Below: Alec sitting alongside his
great friend David Hoyle at a game at
Barrowford. |
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Local Cinemas
including current films
and show times added to
the site menu on the
left hand side of the
website.
Having tried to find the
show times for the new
Harry Potter film at
Keighley Picture House
we thought it would be a
good idea to put a quick
link on the site. Now
with a simple couple of
clicks it is easy to
view what films are
showing at
Keighley Picture House,
Skipton Plaza and
also
Burnley Apollo
Cinemas. |
COWLING MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WW1 AND
2
Dear Readers
Thankfully my own Grandad and a number
of others were lucky enough to return
home from WW1, but around 60 of our
Cowling men died, 10 men in WW2. I am
told that Grandad was never the same
again, which made me wonder what it must
have been like for Cowling to have lost
so many young men sons, brothers,
fathers and friends!
A few years ago, and after lots of
research- I put two albums together, and
am constantly updating with any new
information the list may be found on
either Cowlingweb or Cowling Council
sites.
Lately the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission have been in touch as they
are coming to the village to clean and
restore their military graves here and
presumably must have many thousands of
such like graves to upkeep!
I have now asked the CWGC if they would
kindly check over my list, which has now
been forwarded to their head office, so
I hope to hear of any queries or
corrections later on. I would now like
to find out if there is any local
person/artist who would be willing to
write out and decorate (calligraphy?)
this list with a view to having it
framed and hung in the village
expenses only to be reimbursed. Very
sadly I do know that the late David
Hoyle (artist) would have been proud to
have done this for his village and the
men who lost their lives, but not an
option now.
Sincerely,
Joan M. Tindale -
joan@cowlingweb.co.uk
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Oli - The Rescued Owl
Supplied By:
Sam Gott.
Received Via Email |
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My dad found oli ( as
we named him) one Sunday morning. He was
working at a local farm, Something
caught his eye and he went to look. He
saw that it was a Young owl that had
fallen or flown in to the slurry pit.
He called the farmer he was working for
and the rescue operation was put in
place. A ladder was placed across the
slurry pit, The farmers son was sent out
to rescue oil. My dad then rang me up
(His daughter ) for a clean up
operation. Me and my mother had no idea
what was coming till a land rover pulled
up and oil was presented to us.
He was cold and bedraggled, his feathers
were stuck together and the smell.
Warm soap water, towels and some
patients he was looking and smelling
better. He does have some vicious claws
as I found out. ouch.
We kept him for a couple of days till he
started to try fly as we had him a on
out door cage. We released him at night,
He took to the sky's as if nothing had
happened. We here hoots on a night and
we like to think that it is are oli
saying thank you. |
Pinnacle
Productions Present
Pass The Butler - By ERIC IDLE
3rd & 4th July 2009 - St Andrews Hall -
Cowling
Supplied By:
Denise Abbott.
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Pinnacle Productions Present
Pass The Butler
By ERIC IDLE
3rd & 4th July 2009
St Andrews Hall
Cowling
Tickets Sales
01535 634936
£5 Adults & £4 Concessions
Tickets also available from The Bay
Horse Pub in Cowling |
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Cowling
Village Hall Committee Duck Race Event.
Date: 13th June 2009
If anyone else has photographs from the
Duck Race please feel free to send us
them via email and we will be happy to
add them to the gallery -
mail@cowlingweb.co.uk
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Cowling Village Hall Management
Committee
DUCK RACE |
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Cowling Village Hall Management
Committee
DUCK RACE
Saturday 13th June 2009
Midday to 3pm
at Winkholme Bridge, Cowling
Cash prizes of £30, £20 and £10 for
overall winners
BBQ
Ice cream
Stalls
6 heats, 1 grand final
Race a duck for £1! |
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